When the Wu family was in trouble, the officials who had been on good terms with Mr. Wu in the past closed their doors for fear that they would be implicated.
It can be regarded as repaying all the debts he had made for bullying the people before. People's hearts in the officialdom have always been so sinister, and there will always be people who will learn from it.
"Father, now that we have punished the Wu family in a big way, I'm afraid it will cause panic."
Zhao Jin said that he knew that the emperor was really angry yesterday, but he did not expect that he would punish the Wu family in public today.
Although the Wu family brought it upon themselves, he dared to do so and was recognized by the royal family in the first place.
At first, in order to establish the country, Emperor Gaozu had to win over these new nobles of the court to fight against the centuries-old families.
The royal family has always had more than one person competing for the throne, let alone millions of pairs of eyes staring at the throne. No matter how reluctant it is, the vows made back then must be honored.
Although the five major officials in the court did not dare to speak about this matter, once he got out of this door, he didn't know how to spread his words.
In this way, wouldn't it be an insult to the dignity of the royal family, and the outside world will speculate that the royal family has no credibility at all.
The emperor snorted coldly.
"They are just bastards. Is it possible that I am still afraid of some of their private rumors? During the Emperor Gaozu's time, the criminal law was regulated. If anyone dared to spread rumors about the royal family behind their backs, they would have already been implicated in the nine clans. Now in my generation, ask
What I want is nothing more than the stability of people's livelihood. If someone deliberately uses this matter to threaten me, I will definitely not let him get what he wants."
The emperor was in a bad mood these days, so he discovered all the worries and anger that had been accumulated in his heart for many years.
Originally, those who suffered today should be those aristocratic families, but unfortunately these clans have deep roots and their rights in the court are criss-crossed. Once one person is touched, the entire family is touched. Now even the royal family does not dare to act arbitrarily.
It just so happened that the Wu family's actions in the court had been widely complained about. Today, the emperor used to suppress their power to warn those wealthy families not to have any thoughts of going beyond the rules.
The emperor has always been relatively cautious, and rarely does he act arbitrarily according to his temper like he does now.
Now he is like a child, telling the truth.
Regarding this matter, the emperor did not discuss this matter with His Highness the Crown Prince, nor did he make a resolution with any ministers. He made such an important decision, which was bound to cause panic in the court.
In the past, it was just His Highness the Crown Prince who suppressed the aristocratic families. Even if some of the aristocratic families were destroyed, it would not be enough to shake the power of the entire aristocratic families.
Moreover, the emperor has personally taken action. At the beginning of next month, it is almost certain that there will be a war, and now he is forcing these ministers from aristocratic families to hand over their rights.
In fact, it is not a very good time. If the matter is serious, then the inside and outside should be coordinated by then, and the country may not be safe.
Zhao Jinzheng frowned and thought secretly. He was originally extremely opposed to the emperor doing this, but he could not rashly contradict the emperor.
The emperor glanced at him, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Today, those tutors tried their best to stop me from doing this. What do you think?"
The pressure came to Zhao Jin again.
All these things were done in private. Even if there would be an unusual war at the beginning of next month, the emperor did not know about it, and he would definitely not tell him.
If you say that you support the emperor's approach, you will definitely be accused of flattery. If you, like the vast majority of ministers, oppose this, then you will be accused of forming a secret party.
As the saying goes, there is a dilemma. If you say something wrong, your head will be lost.
The emperor was already suspicious of Zhao Jin. The recent series of events seemed to have nothing to do with His Royal Highness, but in fact they pointed to him everywhere.
Why did Concubine Jing suddenly bump around like a headless fly, and why did she reach out to Prince Ning?
Although it is closely related to the future and the past, no one will mention it for so many years. If Concubine Jing wants to attack Prince Ning, there are plenty of opportunities. Why does she need to take such a big risk to do it at this time?
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King Dai's performance during the Women Rebellion was extremely poor, and everyone speculated that he had thoughts of rebellion, but in the end no evidence was found.
And once the king goes to the fiefdom, there will be few useful people in the court.
Naturally, the entire court fell into the hands of Zhao Jin alone.
Yesterday, a young eunuch actually said that he knew medical skills, but why could he arrive on time?
And no one in the world has ever seen this kind of poison. Why is it that every time this time comes, His Royal Highness can stand up accurately?
The tricks they are playing now are just leftovers from when they fought for the throne.
Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had discussed it with Prince Ning and laid a trap for Concubine Jing.
If Concubine Jing really didn't have such thoughts, how could the two of them trap her.
This throne is to be passed on to his most important son, but even so, he is still responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The future emperor must have a loyal and honest person, otherwise the world will not be safe.
The emperor looked at Zhao Jin in front of him with dark eyes, eager to detect something from his few words.
How could Zhao Jin not know that the emperor was testing him? His face was calm, calm and unhurried.
"What my father said is that you can think that this matter has both advantages and disadvantages. In this way, the nobles of the aristocratic families that our royal family suppresses with lightning speed can also make them restrain themselves in everything they do. Father
His courage is something Cheng doesn’t have.”
The emperor listened to his words, nodded and said, "Then what are the disadvantages you mentioned?"
"I believe that the current situation is extremely turbulent. If Mr. Wu is punished now, everyone in the family will be in danger, and the next Qin family may appear."
The emperor frowned and said displeased, "What do you mean, do you mean that I am an unkind and unjust person, or that I am too dissolute and immoral. This is why everyone in the world has criticized me as the emperor."
Zhao Jin immediately knelt down and bowed his head, "My father was joking, and I felt so critical of my father behind my back. I was just confessing my true feelings to my father. This world belongs to my father, and it belongs to our Zhao family.
My son and my father have the same thoughts in their hearts."
What the emperor was thinking about was how many people had put their hands on the throne, and how many people were playing tricks under his nose.
In the royal family, father and son are no longer father and son, but king and minister.
